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Friday, June 29, 2012

The brooch was originally created for the "Skull Appreciation Day Blog Hop". More information and instructions on how to make this brooch can be found on my blog. If you like edgy jewelry, this brooch would be perfect for you.

Thursday, June 28, 2012

This card was created with a free digital stamp from Creepie Cute Stamps. I colored the image with MS Paint and added shadows with chalk. Using the recipe "strange brew" provided by Haunted Design House, I layered and added metal bits, black pearls and ribbons. The moon was punched from orange scrapbook paper with a 2 3/4" punch. To add some distressing, I crumpled the moon and ripped the edges of my background paper.

This vintage steampunk woman brooch was made with an altered Alphonse
Mucha image from The Sum of All Crafts. She is very unique. Her collar
and dress are bedecked in wheels, cogs and other steampunk bits and
pieces. The image is very detailed. The design was printed on light pink
paper and shaded around the edges with a darker pink chalk. The
finished design was heat laminated with 7 ml. lamination film. The
brooch is durable and water resistant.

The Lady Mucha Brooch is a
1.75" circle. The pin is embellished with a silver/gray pearl. An
adhesive pinback is firmly attached to the back.

You can make your own laminated brooches from almost any design you choose. If you do not have a heat lamination machine, you could sandwich your design between two pieces of contact paper or cold lamination sheets.

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

These paper bead bobby pins were created from an upcycled Anthropologie
catalog page. You can see a tiger face in one of the beads. Another bead
has yellow and black stripes. The third design is an abstract floral
design. The hair pins are colorful and unique. If you like one of a kind
hair accessories, these are the bobbies for you.

The paper bead
is 2" long. It is varnished to help resist moisture. It can be used in
wet hair and can be worn in the rain but it will not withstand being
immersed in water. You apply the bobby pin to your hair the same way you
would an unadorned hair pin. You can wear one, two at a time or all of
them at once. It's up to you. Have fun!!!

You can make a set of bobby pins for yourself with my tutorial. Or, these colorful Anthropologie inspired bobbies are available in my Etsy Store.

Monday, June 18, 2012

I created this card for the "Oh, The Horror" challenge on Smeared and Smudged. You had to create an art piece that was based on the poster for the movie "The Prophecy".

For my card, I used bits and pieces of the movie poster. I also added a clock, a raven digital stamp from Smeared Ink, and the words "time is running out for mankind". The card is embellished with a rusty washer and a green seed bead.

Sunday, June 17, 2012

I love this image. The skeleton girl image was a freebie from Beccy's Place. The site has a lot of really great digital stamps. Check it out!

I colored my image with chalks and colored pencils. I added some glitter and a purple gem to give the card some "sparkle".

Tip: Chalks are an easy way to color in a design. You don't have to worry about smearing the ink from your printer and if you make a mistake, you can easily erase it. I use eye make-up applicators to apply my chalks.

Friday, June 15, 2012

I created this card for the June Rock n Rolla Challenge on Smeared and Smudged. The challenge was to use the song "Somebody that I used to know" by Gotye as an inspiration for an art piece. If you haven't heard the song or seen the video yet, it can be found on the S&S website.

The background of my card is a grate from the "Quoth the Raven" digital stamp collection by Smeared Ink. The girl image is from the "Haunted Reverie" collage sheet from Moonlight Journey.

A heart charm and some tulle were added to give the card some texture and dimension. The words I added are from the lyrics of the song. The words say " now you're somebody that I used to know".

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

These colorful bobby pins are made from paper. I make mini globes from
scrapbook paper and then securely glue them into the bezels of 2" long
silver tone bobby pins. The half sphere is dimensional and you see a
variety of designs in each hair pin.

If you like to be unique hair accessories, these are the bobby pins for you. These bobby pins are for sale on my Etsy site.

Saturday, June 9, 2012

I created this card with a sketch from Smeared & Smudged . Using the desired layout, I layered coordinating scrapbook papers to create my card background.

My skull tattoo image is a digi from Smeared Ink. I colored the image with MS Paint and chalks. To give the card texture I added a piece of white fabric trim and pleated one of the background papers. All the paper layers and the fabric bow also add texture and depth to the project. I added some "sparkle" with glitter and red gemstones.

Top Tip Tuesday TIP: You can add some texture and dimension to your project by pleating paper.

I hope you like my card. I am entering it in the following challenges:

Friday, June 8, 2012

This Prom Princess Skull brooch was created from a high quality print of one
of my original collages. I have created a new collection I am calling
"skellies". I happened upon a Cezanne painting of three skulls that I
absolutely had to craft with. I cut the skulls apart and played with
them until I constructed a variety of "skellies". The finished design is
heat laminated with 7 ml. lamination film. The brooch is durable and
water resistant.

The Prom Princess Skull Girl brooch is approximately 2.0 x1.5
inches. The design features a skull with cherry blossoms and a rose. The
brooch is embellished with a golden yellow rhinestone and glitter.

Thursday, June 7, 2012

This Steampunk Skull brooch is approximately 1.75 by 2 inches. The brooch is part of a new collection I am calling "skellies". The skull itself is from a Cezanne painting. The
design features a red bow tie, orange butterfly wings, a raven's face
and gears to punk it up. The brooch is embellished with a silver/gray
pearl.

If you like to wear unusual and unique jewelry, this is a brooch you will want to add to your collection. It is available in my Etsy Store.

Monday, June 4, 2012

This is my first blog hop so I hope I do this correctly!!! I love creating collages the old fashioned way with scissors, glue and paper scraps. Lately, I have been obsessed with using skulls in my artwork. Luckily for me, other people feel the same way. Hence, this great blog hop.

Cut or punch six oval shapes from thick paper. I used an oval paper punch that measures 2" x 1/5" and a page from a damaged hardcover book for my paper source.

Two:

Cut one shape out of colorful scrapbook paper. This will be your background paper. I used part of a digital stamp called "Plague of Death" from Smeared Ink for my cameo design. I printed the design on scrapbook paper and cut out the center skull design with scissors. Glue your design onto the background paper.Three:

Stack your oval shapes. Glue the bottom two shapes completely together. Add the next four shapes but only glue in the center of the shapes. We are not trying to make chipboard. You want your pendant/brooch to be textural and pliable.

Four:

Glue your colored design completely to the top of your stack.

Five:

Varnish the front and back of your pendant/brooch. If you have an inkjet printer, beware that your ink may smear if you are not careful. This happened on the necklace but I liked the "grungy" look so I left it.

Six:

Finish your jewels with embellishments and hardware.

Wear your skully creations with pride.

Cameo Brooch

side view

Pendant Necklace

backs

Thank you for stopping by and please leave a comment. I hope you have been inspired to try your hand at making either a brooch or pendant.

Now keep those heads rolling and move on to the next artist on the blog roll -

Sunday, June 3, 2012

This Steampunk skull with wings and crown brooch was created from a high
quality print of one of my original collages. I have created a new
collection I am calling "skellies". I happened upon a Cezanne painting
of three skulls that I absolutely had to craft with. I cut the skulls
apart and played with them until I constructed a variety of "skellies".
The finished design is heat laminated with 7 ml. lamination film. The
brooch is durable and water resistant.

This steampunk skull
brooch is approximately 2.25 by 2.25 inches. The design features an
orange crown with a flower, blue butterfly wings and some gears to punk
it out. The flower is embellished with a blue rhinestone.

This Skeleton Girl with Butterfly Wings brooch was created from a high
quality print of one of my original collages. I have created a new
collection I am calling "skellies". I happened upon a Cezanne painting
of three skulls that I absolutely had to craft with. I cut the skulls
apart and played with them until I constructed a variety of "skellies".
The finished design is heat laminated with 7 ml. lamination film. The
brooch is durable and water resistant.

The Skull Girl brooch is
approximately 2.5 x1.5 inches. The design features a skull with orange
butterfly wings and cherry blossoms. The brooch is embellished with a
golden yellow rhinestone and glitter.

If you like unique and unusual jewelry and accessories, this is the brooch for you. It is available in my Etsy Store.

This Steampunk Skull was created from a high quality print of one of my
original collages. I have created a new collection I am calling
"skellies". I happened upon a Cezanne painting of three skulls that I
absolutely had to craft with. I cut the skulls apart and played with
them until I constructed a variety of "skellies". The finished design is
heat laminated with 7 ml. lamination film. The brooch is durable and
water resistant.

This Steampunk Skull brooch is approximately 1.75
by 2 inches. The design features a green plaid bow tie, a black top hat
and a bird's nest. A gear has been added to punk it up. The brooch is
embellished with a green pearl.

This brooch is really cute in an "odd" sort of way. If you like to be different and unique, this is the jewelry accessory for you. You can purchase this brooch in my Etsy store.

This Steampunk skull on a mushroom brooch was created from a high
quality print of one of my original collages. I have created a new
collection I am calling "skellies". I happened upon a Cezanne painting
of three skulls that I absolutely had to craft with. I cut the skulls
apart and played with them until I constructed a variety of "skellies".
The finished design is heat laminated with 7 ml. lamination film. The
brooch is durable and water resistant.

The skull in top hat
brooch is approximately 1.75 by 1.75 inches. The design features a skull
wearing a tan top hat with a bright yellow fabric bow. The skull has
butterfly wings and is nestled on a mushroom. Some gears and cogs were
added to punk out the collage. The brooch is embellished with a red
rhinestone.

If you would like to own this brooch, it is available in my Etsy Store.